13 Days of Fright: Our Favorite Horror Movies Oct 30, 2009
Based on the William Peter Blatty novel, director William Friedkin's The Exorcist set a new standard for the genre when it was released in 1973 -- both in terms of box office and quality (the film received 10 Oscar nominations). Blatty allegedly based his story on a true tale, and Friedkin opted to go with a realistic approach for his adaptation of the account of a demonic possession and a pair of priests who attempt to save a young girl under a Satanic thrall. (IGN FilmForce)
Bel-Nor house: former residence of exorcist boy Oct 27, 2009
The three-bedroom brick colonial house that stands there is the house that William Peter Blatty s novel The Exorcist (later made into a film) was based upon. It was in this house where the beginning stages of the exorcism allegedly took place, to have been continued at the Alexian Brothers Hospital and St. Francis Xavier College Church on the Saint Louis University campus in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. (The Current Online, MO)
Hoya Alum Wins Oscar for Short Documentary Oct 1, 2009
According to University Archivist Lynn Conway, William Peter Blatty (CAS 50) won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1973 for The Exorcist. John Guare (CAS 60) was nominated in 1981 for Best Original Screenplay for his work on Atlantic City and Jonathan Nolan (COL 99) was credited with the story of Memento, nominated in 2001 for Best Original Screenplay and for Best Film Editing. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
The Exorcist Movie (1973) May 12, 2009
William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist Novel. The Exorcist is based on the novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty ... William Peter Blatty wrote the screenplay for Hoya Productions. (Suite101.com)
Demon Possession and Psychological ... Apr 9, 2009
Based on William Peter Blatty s 1971 novel of the same name, the movie purported to recount a story that was, ostensibly, based on an actual case of demonic possession and exorcism. Blatty s demon was hardly the somewhat capricious demon in C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters, who doesn t possess his victim but works to undermine personal faith. (Suite101.com)
